On forums, social networks and on special resources on the Internet, the word "fanfic" often flashes. What is it - a full-fledged work or something frivolous, which should not be given time and attention?
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Fanfiction comes from the word "fanfiction" - it is an amateur work written by fans as a continuation of the story of the heroes or to reveal some atypical direction of this story. Fanfiction can be found in all well-known works of literature, cinema, TV series, comics, they are created based on the plots of cartoons or anime.
Step 2
Fanfiction is usually created by fans for fun, so that the story of their favorite characters does not end at the end of a book or movie, or in order to change some of the storylines and stories of the characters. Fan fiction is created by people of different ages and in completely different genres: prose, poetry, in the form of a mini-story, or a work of significant volume comparable to a story or even a novel. Fanfiction unites only one thing: the love of authors and readers for the created world.
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Fan fiction, as can be seen from its definition, is a non-independent work, that is, it was created according to the plot of another author using his heroes, their characters and plot lines. Fanfiction does not infringe copyright only if the author waives all rights and does not derive commercial benefit from the distribution of his works. It is better that in a fanfic hat, that is, immediately under its name and a short description, this waiver of rights was painted.
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In the same place, in the cap, the fan fiction author usually indicates his rating - for the convenience of readers. The tradition of ratings in fanfiction came from Western countries, where ratings for works of literature and cinema began to be placed long before the adoption of such a law in Russia and the CIS countries. Therefore, in the ratings of fan fiction, according to the old habit, the Western abbreviation is put: G - for all categories of readers, fan fiction does not contain obscene expressions or immoral connotations, PG - for children under the supervision of parents, PG-13 - not recommended for readers under 13 years old, R - for readers under 17 only in the presence of parents, NC-17 - not recommended for readers under 17.
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A natural question arises: why? Why work so hard to create fan fiction if the author does not receive royalties from its distribution, like real writers. Isn't it better to create something of your own and try to publish your own work? However, aspiring authors in the stormy sea of literary works are not so easy to spot. Therefore, not everyone succeeds in achieving popularity. Fan fiction, on the other hand, gives such authors the ability to quickly find their readership and fame.
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In addition, not all fanfiction creators aspire to become professional writers, so for them writing works based on their favorite novel or movie is nothing more than a hobby. However, there are other cases when fanfic writers used their first steps in literature to successfully launch a writing career. The most striking example is the name of Erica Leonard James, who, creating fanfiction from a famous series of books, ultimately turned it into an independent work of Fifty Shades of Gray and became a world famous author of novels.